Do I need to purchase the clear top coat to get the high gloss finish?NO!
Both base and top coats have equal gloss levels however when you apply an additional clear coat the light will reflect on a smoother surface and will therefore look glossier.
Why Use Epoxy Garage Floor Paint
What are the comparable differences between Epoxy-Coat Cycloaliphatic 100% solids epoxy garage floor coating and the other types of epoxies? The most important differences between floor coating epoxies are listed below:
Epoxy-Coat is a 100% solids Cycloaliphatic epoxy, making it ideal for garage floor coating, basement floor coating, patios, brick pavers, driveways, pool decks, industrial or commercial concrete or wood floors. 100% solids epoxy is a term used to describe the volume solids in a coating system. It's what is left over after the epoxy floor paint coating dries. 100% solids will yield 100% dried material after the floor coating fully dries. 50% volume solids will yield 50% of the thickness after the floor coating fully dries. Most epoxies are 30% - 40% volume solids. If you wish to compare the thickness after dried application between Epoxy-Coat and normal epoxies you would need 2.5x the gallons to equal exactly the thickness of 1 gallon of Epoxy-Coat Floor Coating.
Epoxy-Coat is a Cycloaliphatic epoxy. What is Cycloaliphatic epoxy? It is a type of epoxy. Just like there are types of automobiles that perform differently (and vary in costs) so do epoxies. Not all epoxies are the same. If you wish to apply a high performance floor coating to your concrete or wood floor, you would want a 100% solids epoxy. If you want the highest grade of 100% solids epoxy you will want a Cycloaliphatic epoxy. Only Epoxy-Coat can achieve a thickness suitable for proper aesthetics and durability, a high abrasion resistance, a product that would be resistant to yellowing or fading over time, high gloss, highly chemical resistant, impact resistant, 0 VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds), no odor in VOC sensitive environments. Most floor coating epoxies are not Cycloaliphatic 100% solids, which happen to be the most expensive to manufacture. They can cost up to 4x the amount of other floor epoxies to manufacture. Epoxy-Coat is the same quality epoxy used in the most demanding industrial / commercial floors. In fact approximately 60% of industrial and commercial floors use a less quality Aliphatic 100% solids epoxy in their applications. Compare the product data sheet to compare the extensive differences between Epoxy-Coat garage floor coating kit and other epoxies. Compare Epoxy Kits to
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YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CONCRETE FLOOR COATING, EPOXY-COAT IS THE ONLY KIT OF ITS KIND OFFERED TO THE END USER FOR DEMANDING CONCRETE OR WOOD FLOOR COATING APPLICATIONS
